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In 2019, Black Friday alone saw about how much consumer spending in the U.S.?

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about 190 million

In 2019, about how many people shopped over the Black Friday weekend in the U.S.?

Roughly 190 million people shopped over that Black Friday weekend, an all-time high at the time.

Source: Wikipedia, Black Friday (shopping) (2019) en.wikipedia.org

over 100 billion dollars

By 2025, Black Friday weekend spending in the U.S. was projected to exceed what amount?

Projections for 2025 had U.S. shoppers spending more than 100 billion dollars over the Black Friday period for the first time.

Source: Wikipedia, Black Friday (shopping) (2025) en.wikipedia.org

18% increase

In 2013, Cyber Monday online sales reached about 1.73 billion dollars - about what growth over the year before?

Cyber Monday sales grew 18% year-over-year in 2013, part of the steady rise of online holiday shopping.

Source: Wikipedia, Black Friday (shopping) (2013) en.wikipedia.org

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